found a good local LED supplier! GBL LED Lighting Inc.

[Mferko]

check out this LED ribbon light product, u can get a 10 foot strip with the controllers for the same price or a bit less than a marineland 36" double bright fixture and not only that since it has an RGB controller you can make it do lots of different colors or program things like a red sunset etc, it is also dimmable AND waterproof and the included 3m stickyback tape will stick right to the underside of the glass top of the tank so you wont have the glass reflecting the light back up.

i think this is how im going to light the new tank

GBL LED Lighting Inc.


i knew there had to be a more affordable solution to the prefab fixtures and online sites asking 400 bucks for led strip kit, after a google search and a few phone calls i found it

[skrick]

Good find I so on this place like fly on poooop converting all my low light tanks

[Mferko]

Good find I so on this place like fly on poooop converting all my low light tanks

that should stop the breakers from tripping for a while

[joker1535]

Thanks Mferko for info. Great to feed my LED addiction.

[Mferko]

so the 10 foot RGB strip with connectors power supply and color controller is gonna be 165 bucks
awesome deal IMO, i think i'll cut it in half and run 2 x 5 foot strips down the glass top
by comparison 2 of the 36" marineland double bright fixtures from jl would have run me 320 before taxes

if you decide to go with the 15 foot strip it would be 245 bucks it needs a bit larger of a power supply, i think for my tank 10 foot is plenty.

[airbaggedmazda]

I could make you the RBG 10foot with the power supply and color controler for $120 no tax. But it would be brighter to do a mix of just White and blue leds which is the colors in the marineland LED fixture

[Mferko]

ya the blue and white is another option but i think it works out to be more expensive needing 2 power supplies (since i'd want the blue on full time and the daylight on a timer i think they would have to be on separate supplies) or is it offset by not needing the rgb controller??
i sent u a pm for pricing for that route

[bingerz]

im saving this!!! imagine the applications!!

[shelltoes]

I too have been looking into the same idea with the goal of creating some morning and night lights...Here is a another cheap option I found. Order LED Light Kits

[jdm_03]

this is awesome...